Union Castle Cargo Liner: This model is based on a pair of fast cargo liners built for the Union-Castle Line in the mid-1960s. It is to an approximate scale of 1:156 which gives it a length of 116cm (45.5 inches) and a weight of 5.3 kg (11.5 pounds). Construction is from Balsawood, Lite Ply and conventional Plywood.

Suitable for tug boats and similar models. Finely detailed true-scale design. It rotates horizontally and vertically. The crane hook can be raised and lowered. Consists of 13 different injection-moulded parts. 60mm high with 160mm reach

Lady Nelson Cutter. 1:64 scale 530mm

Ref: VM1

The Cutter Lady Nelson is modelled on a typical British cutter of the late eighteenth, early nineteenth century.

The cutter is a native British design and was developed originally by the smugglers of Folkestone and surrounding areas. I did not take long for the Navy to appreciate the merits of the cutters design and were employed in the Navy from the middle of the eighteenth century to counter the smugglers.

The cutter was designed for speed, adopting an unusually large spread of sail for the size of vessel, deploying both fore and aft and square sails on a single mast. Cutters excelled at patrol and despatch duties due to their speed; however they were not suitable for close inshore work due to their deep draught.